Red Phoenix Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I am trying to install iatkos on my AMD pc.. using seagate 40GB hd, i already try 10 times to format the hardisk but no result.. always error occured. cannot erase, using zero at the end, error again using partition is still the same I also change setting in my bios, from native IDE legacy IDE (cannot detect) sata-> AHCI all mode bring no result. i also check my hardisk for error, scan surface and found no error on my hd.. whats wrong?? pls helpp.. thank u Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188274-failed-to-format-hardisk-using-iatkos-drive-utility/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
vilpostus Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 A problem may be in SATA/ATA disk controller. The distro disk may not contain the proper driver for it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188274-failed-to-format-hardisk-using-iatkos-drive-utility/#findComment-1277058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs5694 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 If it were a complete lack of a driver, then the disk wouldn't show up at all. The driver could be buggy, though. I have a couple of suggestions. First, Red Phoenix, please post more details. Is the disk SATA or PATA? What precisely are you trying to do? That is, what menu items do you select, what buttons do you click, etc.? What precise error messages are you seeing? Write everything down or take photos and post them. Is your disk already partitioned, and if so, are you using MBR or GPT partitions? Second, you might have better luck by formatting the disk in another way. For instance, System Rescue CD is a Linux emergency disc that includes the ability to partition a disk and format a partition for HFS+. You'd type "mkfs -t hfsplus /dev/sda1" or something similar to do the formatting. (You'd change "/dev/sda1" to an appropriate device identifier, but you'll have to figure out the correct identifier yourself.) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188274-failed-to-format-hardisk-using-iatkos-drive-utility/#findComment-1277123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Phoenix Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 If it were a complete lack of a driver, then the disk wouldn't show up at all. The driver could be buggy, though. I have a couple of suggestions. First, Red Phoenix, please post more details. Is the disk SATA or PATA? What precisely are you trying to do? That is, what menu items do you select, what buttons do you click, etc.? What precise error messages are you seeing? Write everything down or take photos and post them. Is your disk already partitioned, and if so, are you using MBR or GPT partitions? Second, you might have better luck by formatting the disk in another way. For instance, System Rescue CD is a Linux emergency disc that includes the ability to partition a disk and format a partition for HFS+. You'd type "mkfs -t hfsplus /dev/sda1" or something similar to do the formatting. (You'd change "/dev/sda1" to an appropriate device identifier, but you'll have to figure out the correct identifier yourself.) Thank u Rod for the reply. 1. my disk is PATA 2. the moment I try to partition, either using GPT or MBR, always failed I even try to zero first from seagate utility program under DOS but still no work.. about picture, I will try again and take a shot of my screen.. thanks Rod.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188274-failed-to-format-hardisk-using-iatkos-drive-utility/#findComment-1277315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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